Gutter hanger



Dec. 25 1923. 1,478,837

M. RACHLIN GUTTER HANGER Filed March '7, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORA TTORNE Y Dec, 25, 1923. 1,478,837

M. RACHLIN CUTTER HANGER Filed March '7. 1923 a Sheets-Sheet 2 I 7.9 11-Z M 65 E- 4 O 36' 7 l 176 J2 A 1 0 L if I ii 0 t 3 O t /i INVENTOR Z/h mATTORNEY Dec, 25, 1923.

M. RACHLIN GUTTER HANGER 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 7, 1923 INVEN TORATTORNEY Patented @ec. 2.5, H 2...

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GETTTER HANGER.

Application filed March 7, 1923. Serial No. 823,413.

To 0:?! whom it may; concern:

Be it known that It, MAX RACIILLN, a citizen of Russia, and resident ofthe city of New York, in the county of Queens and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gutter Hangers, ofwhich the following is, a specification. i

The present invention relates to gutterhangers, that is to say todevices for supporting root gutters.

The main object of the invention is to provide a gutter-hanger, which isextremely simple in mnstruction, durable in use and capableotmanutacture on a commercial scale. or in other words one which is notso difiiciilt to makeas to be beyond the reasonable cost or such acontrivance.

Another object of the invention is to pro duce a guttenhanger that isobtained by stamping operations, means being'provided for cttectivclystrengthening the sheet metal strap portions, of which the hanger iscomposed. I

A further object of the invention is to so design the gutter-hanger thatthe gutter may be adjustably mounted on the roof or wall of thebuilding.

lVith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccom 'ianying drawings, it being understood that many changes maybemade in the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side. elevation,partly in section, of a gutter-hanger constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectiontaken on line 33 of Fig. 1, on a larger scale; Fig. 4: is a frontelevation of a portion of the gutter-hanger and a portion of the guttershownin Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, Fig. 6is an elevation similar to the one shown in Fig. 1, the guttcr-hangerbeing directly fastened to the buildmg; Fig 7 is a view similar to theone shown in Fig. 6, illustrating another way of directly fastening thehanger to the building wall; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a bracket forco-operation with the hanger shown in Figs. 1, G and 7, Fig. 9 is a topplan view of the bracket shown in Fig. 8, Fig. 10 is a side elevationshowing the application of a bracket illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, Fig.11 is a similar elevation, the bracket being used in another position;and Fig. 12 is a section taken on line 12---12 of Fig.11.

Referring new first to "Figs. 1 t0 5, 'inelusive, of the drawings, thegutter embracing strap (iOcomprises a curved'sheet metal strip. which issubstantially Ushaped in transverse cross-section, it including a web(31, that is curved so as to abut against the undert'ace of the rootgutter 30, and two vcrticall extending flanges 62,which serve tostrengthen the said web. Inorder to further strengthen the web, it isprovided with a longitudinal depression (33, extend ing between theflanges, a holeG sbeing formed in the said depression to prevent waterfrom collecting therein. The flanges (32 are provided adjacent theirinner ends each with a vertical row of apertures 65, the members of onerow registerin with those of the other, for a purpose hereinafter to bedescribed. Adjacent the said inner end, there is formed in the web 61 anoutwardly projecting lug 66, engaging the inner plain edge ot thegutter. Vith the bead 31 ot' the gutter is brought into engagement asheet metal strip 67 having in its inner end a slot 68, through which isextended a projection 69, the latter being formed adjacent; the outerend of the web of the gutter strap. The strip 67 is bent over the saidhead, after the gutter has been placed in position on the strap.

The gutter embracing straps are engaged with brackets 70, which arenailed or otherwise secured to the roof structure 33. These bracketscomprise each a plane section 71, abutting against the upper faceof theroof, and a vertically extending section 72 that is substantiallyU-shaped in transverse cross section and tits into the inner end of thegutter embracing strap. A rib 7 3 is formed at the junction point. ofthe sections 71 and 72, to strengthen the bracket. In the verticalsection 720i the bracket are formed two vertical rows of apertures 7a,which are adapted to be brought into register with with apertures 65 inthe strap 60.

After the brackets have been mounted on the roof, the straps 60 areshifted intothe desired position relative tothe brackets,

bolts 75 being passed through registering apertures in the straps andbrackets. The

gutter is then placed onto the straps and scribed in that the gutterstraps are directly fastened to the bu ding wall. Inorder to permit thegutter straps to be fastened to the face-board 76 on the building wall,the

- substantially vertical portion of the web 61 ing outwardly of thegutter embracing strap is provided with a row of holes 7 7 through whichnails or screws 78 maybe driven into the said face-board.

The utter strap may also be directly fastenecl to the roof beams 79, asshown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, in which case one or more nails orscrews 80 are driven through registering apertures 65 in the flanges 62=of the gutter strap into the said beam. I

Instead of the bracket above-described, the bracket shown in Figs. 8 and9 of the drawings maybe made use of. This bracket comprises a platemember'8l, having holes 82, through which fastening means, such asscrews 83-. may be passed either into a roof beam 84,.as shownfin Fig.10 of the drawings, 'or into a face-board 85, as shown in Fig. 11 of thedrawings. \Vith this plate member is made integral a verticallyextendrojeeting bar portion 86, that is U-shape in transversecross-section and fits between the webs 62 of the gutter embracing strap60. The bar portion 86 is provided with two vertical rows of apertures87, for. co-operation with the apertures 65 in the Web 62 of a gutterembracing strap. Screws 88 are passed through the gutter em- "tion fromsheet metal.

scribed are made -0 sheet 'Inetal"v 1,47a,sa1

bracing strap and the portion 86 of a bracket, to hold the said strapinposition on the said bracket. It is to be noted that, when it is to beattached to a roof beam '84, the

bracket ma be fastenedg toeithervertical face thereo that is to sa. itislunnecessary to make right-side and'left-side; brackets. The bracketsare made by *st inpingopera- From the foregoing i t 'appears that all ofthe elements of t 1e flutter hanger herein dethe'gutter embracing strapsbeing 1 provideda with strengthening means-,i jmadegiiitegralf therelwith, the strengthening fime'anSEQPreventing' the said straps frombemgdeformed-by the weight of the gutter resting thereon) "It-also appearsthat the gutter embracing straps may be adjustabl secured to the roof orwall of the bui1d1ng,feither by-the aid of or without attachingbrackets. All of the constructions liereindescribed are extremelyefficient in construction, and are capable of being convenientlymountedon the building.

It is to be observed that in the constructions shown the outer end ofthe gutter embracing strap is extended into the bead, of the gutter. Thepurpose lot this arrangement is to prevent transverse shifting of thegutter on the embracing straps.

What I claim is A gutter-hanger including a gutter embracing strap madeof a single sheet-of metal and having a substantially U-shapedtransverse cross-section throughout itslength, the web portion of the.U-shaped cross-section being provided with a depression throughout asubstantial portion of the strap to pro-. 'vide a strengthening rib,said depression being provided with a hole to permit egress of waterfrom and ingress of air-into said depression.

igned at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this5th day of March A. D. 1923. i

MAX RACHLIN.

